Ash Gourd Sambar with Coconut

Ash gourd sambar with coconut is a South Indian dish made using ash gourd (also known as winter melon or white pumpkin) as the main ingredient. It’s a rich and nutritious vegetarian stew that is typically served with rice.

Sambar is a popular South Indian lentil-based soup or stew that includes a variety of vegetables, coconut milk and sambar powder.

Ash gourd is one of the vegetables commonly used in sambar preparations due to its mild flavor and ability to absorb the flavors of the spices and lentils.

It’s a popular choice for lunch or dinner in South Indian households and is often served with rice, ragi ball, pulka, dosa, idly and side dishes like poriyal/palya or papadum/papad.

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Ash Gourd Sambar with Coconut

Recipe by AshaCourse: Samber and Rasam RecipesCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Medium

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Total time

40

minutes

Ash gourd sambar with coconut is a South Indian dish made using ash gourd (also known as winter melon or white pumpkin) as the main ingredient. It’s a rich and nutritious vegetarian stew that is typically served with rice. Sambar is a popular South Indian lentil-based soup or stew that includes a variety of vegetables, coconut milk and sambar powder.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Toor dal or Masoor dal

• 300 grams Fresh ash gourds

• 3 cups water

• 1 onion medium

• 1 Tomato medium

• Few curry leaves

• 1 tbsp. Sambar powder

• 1/2 tsp Red chili powder (adjust as per your spice level)

• 1/2 cup Coconut milk

• 1 tbsp. Tamarind juice

• Salt to taste

• For Seasoning

• 2 tbsp. Oil/Ghee

• 1 small onion

• 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds

• Few curry leaves

• Pinch of hing

Directions

• Firstly, heat a pan or pressure cooker and add in water, allow it to boil. Later add in rinsed toor dal.
• Then add in sliced onion, tomato and few curry leaves. And then close the lid and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
• Further, heat another pan and add in oil/ghee, mustard seeds, onion, hing, few curry leaves. Later add in cooked dal and cleaned and cut ash gourd. Allow it to cook till the ash gourd are completely cooked.
• Salt to taste.
• Later add in coconut milk and allow to boil for 5 minutes under medium flame.
• Little tamarind juice and boil for another 3 minutes.
• Finally, tasty ash gourd sambar is ready to serve.
• For Seasoning
• 2 tbsp. Oil

How to make Ash Gourd Sambar with Coconut: